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XEROX XEROX
EARS
Filename: (ALTODOCS)GYPSY.EARS;3
Creation Date: MONDAY, 4 AUG 1975 12:26-PDT
XEROX XEROX
GYPSY: THE GINN TYPESCRIPT SYSTEM
Attached is a description of the user facilities of the Ginn typescript
system.
An almost identical system is available at PARC for playing only. People
are invited to try the system and get a feel for its use. Our version is
slightly obsolescent, somewhat buggy (though not dangerous to your disk),
and will not be maintained in any way. It lacks many facilities one would
need for the general-purpose editing done at PARCo We recommend Bravo
for doing useful editing work in this building.
The system is available as GYPSY.DM. You must have 550 disk
pages and the "new" operating system before retrieving and unloading it.
The following features differ from their document descriptions:
* It runs on one disk.
* Substitute operates on a source, not a target.
* LOOK is a pseudonym for the CTRL key.
* LOOK-L and R are unavailable for margin changing.
Remark font is obtained by LOOK-R instead of by LOOK-
X; remarks are always visible. LOOK-J justifies poorly.
All LOOKs operate on a source instead of a target
(except during typein).
* Page turning using LOOK is unavailable. Printing is
unavailable.
* The scale at the top edge of the screen extends from
the far left to 2/3 of the way across.
* BW (backspace word) is the blank key alongside BS.
* CUT can be done with ESC; PASTE with SHIFT-ESC.
* Fast scrolling is available: hold the middle key down
along with either scroll key.
* Page 1 of the directory permits arbitrary files to be
fetched, but they can not be formatted or paragraphed,
nor may paragraphs from formatted files be pasted into
them. For such documents, the left edge becomes a line
select area.
* To see how font changes are run-length encoded, do a
LOOK-H.
We have no interest in hearing about bugs at this time. If you end up in
Swat or in an endless loop, Boot. If you have useful work to do, use
Bravo.
XEROX
GYPSY: THE GINN TYPESCRIPT SYSTEM
April 20, 1975
Larry Tesler
Palo Alto Research Center
Timothy Mott
Ginn and Company
Gypsy is the "typescript" component of the Ginn Publishing System being
developed at PARCo It is oriented towards the preparation of the content of a
book with little concern for its format. A second component of the system will
be called a "pagescript" system and will deal with the makeup of pages for
photocomposition.
The typescript system was delivered to Ginn in March, 1975 and trial production
use began in April. The hardware and software are not yet adequately reliable,
so most of the current effort in development concentrates on reliability
improvements.
The system is used both by highly trained operators and by minimally trained
editors. The training period is four hours to two days, depending on the
experience and the goals of the trainee.
The primary responsibility of the operator is to key in an author's manuscript as
accurately as pOSSible, using boldface, italics, and underlining where appropriate,
and noting other formatting instructions in asides typed in a special "remark
font". When version one of the typescript is completed and stored, the
system produces hard copy for editorial scrutiny.
At this point the editor may work on line to make revisions or may mark up the
printout and ask an operator to make the revisions. In either case, the editing
facilities of the system are used to alter the stored text producing version two.
This process may be repeated several times before a final version of the
typescript is obtained. Printouts have in the left margin a bar (change marker)
next to each paragraph which contains a change from the preceding version.
The last version of the typescript becomes the first version of the pagescript
when it is time to make up the pages for the book. In the page layout stage,
graphics editors will operate the pagescript system.
The software is programmed in BCPL for the Alto computer. The standard lID
devices include an ascii keyboard, a three-button mouse, a five-key keyset, an
BOO-sean-line bit map display, and one or two removable disks. The disk in
drive a is mounted at all times and stores software, fonts, and so forth. The
disk in drive 1 stores several versions of several chapters of a single book in
progress, so it is frequently removed.
The remainder of this memo deals only with the typescript system.
Tesler and Matt The Gypsy Typescript System
The Display
The display is divided into vertically stacked "windows". Most of the time there
are three windows, as follows:
I command window
ICancel File Scan for {}
document window
waste basket
The command window has two lines. The first is usually blank but occasionally
displays a feedback message. The second line contains a menu of commands
which can be invoked by pointing at the italicized command word and pressing
a mouse button.
The document window displays almost a full page worth of text. The text can
be scrolled behind the window to bring hidden portions into view.
The waste basket has two lines but can be expanded at the expense of the
document window. Whenever material is cut (deleted) it is put in the waste
basket so that the operator can see what has been cut and have access to it
for reinsertion.
When the mouse is rolled on the table, a distinctive symbol follows its motions
on the display. Currently this mouse symbol looks like a large capital I with
wide horizontals.
The Directory
When Gypsy is started up, the document window displays the contents page of
a directory listing all documents that are available on the disk in drive 1. The
contents page has entries such as:
Turn to Page 2
The World of Gonzo Journalism, Chapter 14, HST, 2/5/75
This entry announces that chapter 14 of the named book is on this disk, and
that its versions are listed on page 2 of the directory. To turn to page 2, the
operator invokes the Turn command by pointing at the word Turn and pressing a
2
Tesler and Matt The Gypsy Typescript System
mouse button. When this is done J text like the following appears in the
document window:
The World of Gonzo Journalism, Chapter 14, HST, 2/5/75
Fetch Version 1
Authors original manuscript, 2/6/75, MJE
Fetch Version 2
First set of editorial revisions, 2/7/75, DMN
Fetch Version 3
First set of authors revisions, 2/14/75, DMN
Fetch Version 4
Second set of editorial revisions, 2/21/75, MJE
Fetch the Working Draft
Make the Working Draft into Version 5
This list announces the presence of four editorial versions and an operator's
working draft of version 5. Invoking a Fetch command brings the corresponding
version or draft into the document window. Versions may be scrolled and
scanned J but they may not be edited. The working draft may be edited and
then filed as a revised working draft.
After all changes have been made to a workingdraftJ it is turned into a version
by typing a description under the Make line and then invoking the Make
command. This command automatically edits the directory to reflect the new
status of the document as follows:
The World of Gonzo Journalism, Chapter 14, HST, 2/5/75
Fetch Version 1
Authors original manuscript, 2/6/75, MJE
Fetch Version 2
First set of editorial revisions, 2/7/75, DMN
Fetch Version 3
First set of authors revisions, 2/14/75, DMN
Fetch Version 4
Second set of editorial revisions, 2/21/75, MJE
Fetch Version 5
Typographical corrections, 2/23/75, MJE
Create a new Working Draft
If more versions are needed later J the operator will invoke the Create command
to create a new working draft and continue as before.
To add a totally new document to the diskJ the last entry in the contents page
is invol
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